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The Indiana Pacers are at another crossroads in their franchise. After being swept three times in four years in the playoffs, something has to change. Nate McMillan is no longer the coach, but the Pacers may also look to revamp a roster that is starting to become stagnant. On the daily Locked On Pacers Podcast, […]

Former NBA player Ty Lawson has publicly addressed the Instagram post that got him banned for life from the Chinese Basketball Association — and he didn’t exactly lament his social media choices. On Saturday, Lawson posted two NSFW images on his Instagram story while in a club in China. Lawson’s first post featured a lewd […]

Among a host of other names, the Indiana Pacers are considering former Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan as a candidate for their head coaching job. This comes from Shams Charania of The Athletic: Former Thunder coach Billy Donovan interviewed for the Pacers last week, sources said. The Pacers are expected to interview a pool […]

After spending the last four seasons as an assistant, Mike Brown may be ready to take on a lead role once again. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Indiana Pacers will interview Brown for its head coaching vacancy. Another candidate interviewing for the Indiana Pacers coaching job, sources tell ESPN: Golden State assistant Mike Brown. […]

Mike D’Antoni and the Houston Rockets parted ways on Sunday after four seasons, a few playoff heartbreaks, small-ball experiments, and a 217-102 regular-season record. Yet, D’Antoni failed to reach an NBA Finals, and the veteran coach decided to move on after a five-game Western Conference semifinals defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers in the bubble. […]

The writing was on the wall for Mike D’Antoni the moment the Houston Rockets were eliminated from the playoffs by The Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1, in their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals tiff. The now-former Rockets head coach made it official on Sunday, informing the Houston ownership that he won’t be returning to the team next […]

Could former Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni be the new man in charge of the Indiana Pacers? It’s possible. According to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, “the expectation is that D’Antoni will be hired by the Indiana Pacers,” who fired Nate McMillan after the team was swept by the Miami Heat in the […]

Five-time All-Star and NBA Champion Chauncey Billups has been named a candidate for the Indiana Pacers head coaching job. In a report by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Pacers have begun interviewing candidates for the head coaching post. They have spoken with Billups and are planning to talk again soon. As the Pacers begin preliminary […]

Weeks after firing Nate McMillan as the team’s head coach and the Indiana Pacers are in no rush to replace him. In fact, they’re taking their time in their search for the team’s next mentor, which has drawn the interest of former coaches and assistants around the league. More than a dozen candidates are expected […]

The Indiana Pacers are one of many teams in the NBA’s Eastern Conference which are hungry for some trophies. The Pacers were a dominant force in the ABA prior to the ABA-NBA merger in 1976 and it was a challenge for them early on. In almost five decades in the league, Indiana hasn’t won any […]

The Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Indiana Pacers are all looking for a new head coach. Who are the perfect coaches to fill these NBA job openings? Let’s take a look. Indiana Pacers: Dave Joerger The Pacers fired Nate McMillan for a lack of playoff success (the Pacers have been eliminated […]

If the Houston Rockets don’t re-sign head coach Mike D’Antoni this offseason, he could land with the Indiana Pacers. According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Pacers—who fired Nate McMillan after the team’s 2020 playoffs bid ended—are said to have serious interest in hiring D’Antoni. The Pacers are said to have serious […]

For the first time since moving to the Western Conference three seasons ago, Paul George will be playing in the second round of the playoffs, giving him more chances to exorcise the playoff demons and “Playoff P” jokes that have been haunting him. With Kawhi Leonard and George (to a degree) leading the way, the […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie—to quote Beck Bennett’s Jules—tends to see things a little differently, and he’s going against the grain once again with his prediction for the Eastern Conference Semifinals series between the No. 1-seeded Milwaukee Bucks and the No. 4-seeded Miami Heat. “I got Miami in this series,” Dinwiddie posted ahead of Monday’s Game […]

Indiana Pacers president Kevin Pritchard believes All-Star shooting guard Victor Oladipo wants to stay with the franchise for the long haul. Oladipo can become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason of 2021 and there have been reports that the high-flyer could leave the team, per J. Michael of Indy Star. To be clear: While […]

Indiana Pacers president Kevin Pritchard will be searching for a new head coach this offseason after firing Nate McMillan. The Pacers got swept by the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2020 playoffs at Disney World. McMillan won only three postseason games with Indiana. While speaking to Pacers reporters about the Pacers’ coaching […]

The Milwaukee Bucks completed a gentleman’s sweep on the Orlando Magic on Saturday, closing out that first-round matchup with a 4-1 series victory. This allowed the league-best Bucks to set up an intriguing second-round meeting with the Miami Heat, who themselves upset the odds to defeat the fourth-placed Indiana Pacers in the first round. Miami […]

A new report suggests Indiana Pacers star guard Victor Oladipo may not be in town for very long. According to Sam Amick in The Athletic, there are “rumblings” that Oladipo, 28, doesn’t plan on re-signing with the franchise when he becomes a free agent next year. Further, from Dan Feldman in NBC Sports’ Pro Basketball […]

There are five NBA head-coaching vacancies: the Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Indiana Pacers. From an objective standpoint, all five of these jobs have lure. It’s a matter of which ones have an edge over the others. Here’s how the five situations stack up against each other. 5) Chicago Bulls […]

The Indiana Pacers secured the fourth-seed in the Eastern Conference (45-28), only to be swept by the 5th-seeded Miami Heat in the first round of the 2020 NBA playoffs. The disappointing turnout led to the dismissal of former head coach Nate McMillan, effectively ending his four-year stint with the team. While the young Pacers team […]

The Indiana Pacers reportedly regret putting Nate McMillan’s awful playoff record in their press release after he was fired, per J. Michael of Indy Star. McMillan went just 3-16 in the postseason with the Pacers and was swept in 2019 and 2020. However, as Bobby Marks of ESPN pointed out, McMillan faced many obstacles during […]

Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon reportedly didn’t like how the team played under former head coach Nate McMillan, per The Indianapolis Star. The Pacers fired McMillan after getting swept by the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2020 playoffs. McMillan recently talked to Bob Kravitz of The Athletic about his playing style with […]

Nate McMillan was fired by the Indiana Pacers after the team was swept by the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs. The move comes two weeks after the Pacers signed McMillan to a contract extension. The 56-year-old talked about getting fired with Bob Kravitz of The Athletic. “Yeah, well that […]

Nate McMillan emerged as the latest casualty of this season’s playoffs after the Indiana Pacers decided to terminate the contract of the 56-year-old as the team’s head coach. Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle and Brad Stevens of the Boston Celtics both shared their thoughts on this recent development, and let’s just say that they are […]

Just two weeks ago, the Indiana Pacers signed then head coach Nate McMillan to a contract extension, but now it’s been officially announced that the organization fired him. On the latest Locked On Pacers Podcast, hosts Tony East and Adam Friedman make sense of this decision. Tony East: They have [McMillan’s] playoff record 17-36 in […]

While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra ripped the Indiana Pacers for firing Nate McMillan after giving him an extension just two weeks ago. The Heat swept the Pacers in the first round of the 2020 playoffs. Indiana, though, was playing without All-Star big man Domantas Sabonis and star shooting […]

The Indiana Pacers dropped some surprising news, as just two weeks after both sides agreed to a contract extension, they announced that they have parted ways with head coach Nate McMillan. “On behalf of the Simon family and the Pacers organization, I’d like to thank Nate for his years with the team,” said Pacers President […]

The NBA Players Association is actively working with players who are considering boycotting upcoming playoff games in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake by police officers in Kenosha, WI on Sunday, sources told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. A gathering of players took place on Tuesday night at the Coronado Springs Resort to […]

The Indiana Pacers have fired their head coach Nate McMillan, the team announced on Wednesday. The move comes swiftly after the team was swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Miami Heat. The team released a statement along with the announcement: “On behalf of the Simon family and the Pacers organization, […]

The season for the Indiana Pacers officially came to an end on Monday, as they suffered their fourth consecutive defeat to the Miami Heat in their first-round series matchup, bowing out in a very disappointing sweep. Pacers star Victor Oladipo was asked about his future with the team, and as expected, the 28-year-old was non-committal. […]

The Indiana Pacers find themselves in deep waters after falling 0-3 in their first-round playoffs series against the Miami Heat. However, Pacers head coach Nate McMillan wondered about some of the calls made in their latest game and couldn’t find an explanation to how the Heat managed to attempt a “ridiculous” 52 free throws in […]

Miami Heat big man Kelly Olynyk delivered an award-worthy acting performance against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, and it worked. Pacers big man Myles Turner accidentally slapped Olynyk in the face, but the Heat forward sold the call pretty well with a flop. Kelly Olynyk did everything to sell this foul 🤣 pic.twitter.com/0tQ4PhTk6b — Bleacher […]

Indiana Pacers big man Domantas Sabonis is on his way back to the Orlando bubble, per Scott Agness of Field House Files. Sabonis was visiting a foot specialist and getting treatment for plantar fasciitis. He hasn’t played since the bubble games started on July 30. Nate McMillan confirms on @FSIndiana pregame show that Domantas Sabonis […]

The Indiana Pacers will swap Holiday brothers in the starting lineup for Game 3 against the Miami Heat. Justin Holiday will start instead of Aaron Holiday, per Scott Agness of Field House Files. First change today for the Pacers: new starting lineup. Justin Holiday instead of Aaron Holiday — along with Brogdon, Oladipo, Warren and Turner. […]

The Indiana Pacers came into Game 2 hoping to even the series at 1-1 against the Miami Heat. Unfortunately, that was not in the cards, as the Heat took care of business in convincing fashion with a 109-100 win. Now, the Pacers are in a dangerous situation, as they are staring at a potential sweep […]

During the Miami Heat’s Game 2 win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, Heat star Jimmy Butler and Goran Dragic had a funny moment. After Butler was knocked to the floor and collected his breath, Dragic went over to his star small forward and jokingly performed CPR. Dragic had to make sure Jimmy was good […]

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo will take the court Thursday for Game 2 against the Miami Heat, according to the team. Oladipo exited Game 1 against the Heat after a mere nine minutes after getting poked in the eye by a lunging Jae Crowder. All four of Oladipo’s points came by way of the […]

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo suffered an eye injury against the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their first-round series and left the game. Without Oladipo, the Pacers wound up losing Game 1 to the Heat to begin the best-of-seven series. Indiana just didn’t have any answers for Miami star Jimmy Butler. While speaking […]

It has been a tough road for Indiana Pacers standout guard Victor Oladipo, who just can’t seem to avoid getting injured, over the course of the last few seasons. Most recently, Oladipo suffered an eye injury on Tuesday afternoon against the Miami Heat, which caused him to exit the opening round postseason clash. Not only […]